Jul-28-2018
Husband: Joseph A. Summers 1 Also known as: J. A. Summers 2
Born: Mar-15-1833 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA 3,4,5 Died: Jan-13-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,4 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 7 Military: 2nd Lt, Co E, 6th W.Va. Inf, and 1st Lt, Co H, 4th W.Va. Inf Father: Elijah Summers (1804 - 1877) Mother: Susannah Barnett (1808 - 1875)
Wife: Nancy Wilson 8 Married: Feb-26-1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 5 (see note 1)
Born: Sep-29-1838 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA 9,4,5 (see note 2) Died: Mar-16-1920 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 10,4 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Marion Co, (W)VA Father: Benjamin L. Wilson (1808 - 1880) Mother: Martha Kelley (1810 - 1878)
M Child 1: Marshall Aaron Summers Census name: A. M. Summers 11 Born: Aug-28-1857 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,12 Died: Feb-23-1935 in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV 10 Buried: in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV 10,6 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 10 Resided: 1913 in Oklahoma 13 Census: 1910 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Resided: 1887 in Harrison Co, WV 12 Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: Baptist minister 14,10,13 Wife: Reason Belle Langfitt b. Oct-27-1862 d. Dec-27-1944 Also known as: Belle Langfitt 15 Married: Oct-12-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 12
F Child 2: Orvilla Jeanette Summers Born: Jun- -1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 12,16,4 (see note 3) Died: Apr- 8-1936 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 16,4 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 17,16 Resided: 1913 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 13 Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: George A. Woofter b. May- 1-1848 d. 1928 Married: Nov- 5-1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 12
F Child 3: Frances P. Summers Born: Aug-14-1862 in Doddridge Co, WV 6 Died: Apr-12-1864 18,6 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 6
F Child 4: Emma J. Summers Born: Apr-10-1865 19 Died: Jan-20-1867 18
F Child 5: Dora Orpha Summers Born: Apr- -1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,6 (see note 4) Died: May-16-1898 20 Buried: in Board-Starcher (aka Seaman) Cemetery, Reedy, Roane Co, WV 6 Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James Harel Keffer b. Sep-19-1862 d. Oct-16-1934 Married: Mar-13-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 12
M Child 6: Marion Bruce Summers Census name: M. Bruce Summers 9,21 Born: Apr-24-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 22,9,23 Died: 1928 in Sarasota Co, FL 24 Census: 1920 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA Census: 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1903 at Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 23 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1920 manager at steel company 25 Occupation: 1905 - aft 1913 banker/cashier, First National Bank of West Union 22,21 Occupation: 1901-1905 cashier, Auburn Exchange Bank, Ritchie Co. 22 Occupation: abt 1887 to 1901 school teacher 22 Education: Fairmont Normal School 22 Wife: Maude B. Stalnaker b. ca 1879 d. bef Jan 1920 Also known as: Maud B. Stalnaker 23 Married: Sep-16-1903 in Ritchie Co, WV 26 Wife: Leota Maude Goff b. Jun- 1-1883 d. Sep-24-1945 Also known as: Maude L. Goff
F Child 7: Grace Adda Summers Born: Aug-27-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 27,28 Died: Apr-26-1913 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 29,27 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 30,27 Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV 28 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Albert Maywood West b. Feb- 6-1858 d. Oct- 6-1941 Married: Jan- 1-1895 31
M Child 8: Francis L. Summers Born: Feb- -1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,23 Died: Aug-26-1901 at Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 32 Cause of death: typhoid fever 30 Resided: at Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 30,23 Census: 1880, 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: teacher, merchant 30 Wife: K. Elosia Bush b. ca 1879 Married: Jan-27-1901 at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 23
F Child 9: Dosia Edna Summers Census name: Theodosia E. Summers Born: Jul-18-1876 2,5,4 Died: Nov-19-1944 in Doddridge Co, WV 33 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 2,34 Resided: 1935 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 35 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: William Jackson Hickman b. Mar-13-1873 d. Dec-17-1935 Also known as: W. J. Hickman 30 Married: Feb- -1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 35,5 (see note 5)
F Child 10: Josie A. Summers Born: May- 2-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 36 Died: Feb-26-1906 in Doddridge Co, WV 37 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Milton Camdon Hickman b. Apr- 6-1871 d. Apr-29-1960 Married: Dec-27-1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 38
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 238. (2) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (3) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (4) Headstone (year only) (5) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (6) Findagrave.com. (7) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp). (8) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 376. (9) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (11) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (12) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (13) Obituary of sister. (14) 1910 Census, Wood County, WV. (15) Death record of husband. (16) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (17) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (18) Headstone. (19) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (20) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (21) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (22) Thomas Condit Miller and Hu Maxwell, West Virginia and Its People, Vol. III, Lewis Historical Publishing Co, 1913, p. 948. (23) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (24) Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records, DR Vol. 383, No. 14589. (25) 1920 Census. (26) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Marion B. Summers, 34, b. Doddridge Co, res. at Summers in Doddridge Co; and Maud B. Stalnaker, 24, b. Lewis Co, res. at Auburn in Ritchie Co. Married Sep 16 1903 "at the Hovanah Farm, Ritchie Co.", MR p. 18 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11535845&Type=Marriage. (27) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997, p. 301. (28) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (29) Obituary - St. Joseph's Hospital. (30) Obituary. (31) Obituary of wife. (32) Obituary - At home. (33) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (34) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (35) Obituary of husband. (36) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 2, p. 63. (37) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Josie Hickman, married, died Feb 26 1906, age 26y 9m 24d, of consumption and asthma. DR Bk 2, p. 63. (38) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 5, p. 264. Event Notes Note (1) Two entries for this marriage give conflicting dates of Feb 22 1856 and Feb 26 1856. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Sep 1837, but death record states Sep 29 1838, age 81y 5m 16d. Note (3) Birth date given as Jun 12 1859 in marriage record, but as Jun 6 1859 in death record. Headstone has only the year 1859. Note (4) Birth date reported by Findagrave as Apr 2 1867, but marriage record indicates Apr 16 1867. Note (5) Husband's obituary states marriage date as Feb 24 1894, but Wes Cochran's "Doddridge County WV Marriage Records 1845-1937" lists it as Feb 26 1894.Name Index